Sangal vs. KOVA, Preview & Prediction - Free 5/17 CS:GO

Sangal and KOVA are facing in the Swiss round 1 of the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals on Monday, and Sangal is a favorite to get a win in this Best of 3 encounter. We have 16 teams in this stage of the competition, and the top eight will progress to the main event.

Sangal Team Stats and Latest Results

Sangal needed three games to qualify for stage 2 at the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals. They defeated 4glory after coming from behind, and Infinite, while they lost to Fiend in between those two victories. Sangal is facing Istanbul Wildcats in the Grand final of the ESL Turkey Championship Winter 2021 and is hoping to win a ticket for the ENC Global Playoff Spring 2021. Sangal won nine of the previous 18 matches.

Talking about the maps in the last three months, Sangal played well on Dust2 (68.2% win rate) and Inferno (64.7%), while they struggled on Mirage (23.1%) and Nuke (33.3%). Sangal assembled its squad in April 2021 and appeared on 37 maps with a record of 16 wins and 21 losses. The lineup is made of MAJ3R (1.01 rating), paz (1.06), ngiN (0.93), l0gicman (0.98), and S3NSEY (1.01).

KOVA Team Stats and Latest Results

KOVA also needed three matches in the previous stage, and they made it here thanks to a pair of victories over MASONIC. In the latest one, KOVA came from behind to grab a win. Right now, they are competing at the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regionals and have a 1-1 record after two games. KOVA won eight of the last 15 games.

In the previous three months, KOVA was excellent on Nuke (90.0%) but below average on all the other maps, while they played particularly badly on Vertigo (28.6%). Since March this year, KOVA is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 44 maps and recorded 22 wins and 22 losses. The squad members are uli (1.10), pietola (0.90), Twixie (1.04), Spargo (1.03), and Airax (0.91).

Sangal vs. KOVA H2H Record

These teams have never faced before.

Sangal vs. KOVA Betting Preview

Sangal is 20 places above KOVA in the CS:GO rankings, but considering their respective forms of late, I don’t think the Turkish team should be a clear favorite here. That’s why I am not going to bet on them to win because KOVA could easily make a little upset, which wouldn’t be upset, at least not for me. I expect to see an interesting and lengthy affair, and therefore, I am going with Over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+109 @GGBET)